公开(公告)号：DE60212626T2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-05

申请号：DE60212626

申请日：2002-03-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CRADDOCK DAVID ,  ELKO ARLEN ,  GREGG ANTHONY ,  PFISTER FRANCIS ,  RECIO JOHN

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: A method and system for a distributed computing system having components like end nodes, switches, routers and links interconnecting packets over the interconnecting links. The switches and routers interconnect the end nodes and route the packets to the appropriate end node. The end nodes reassemble the packets into a message at a destination. A mechanism is provided to allow a single physical component to appear as multiple components each with unique control levels. These components may be host channel adapters (HCAs), target channel adapters (TCAs) or switches. A method and system for end node partitioning for a physical element is provided. A configuration of the physical element is selected. A port associated with the physical element is probed, wherein the port is probed with a subnet management packet by a subnet manager. In response to detecting a switch associated with the port, a local identifier is assigned to the port resulting in a configuration change of the physical element.

公开(公告)号：DE602004002880T2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：DE602004002880

申请日：2004-08-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ELKO ARLEN ,  LEPORE DANIEL ,  MEHTA CHETAN ,  PFISTER FRANCIS ,  SUGRUE JOHN

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: A method, system, and product in a data processing system are disclosed for providing centralized management of an INFINIBAND distributed system-area network that includes multiple end nodes. A manager application is established in one of the end nodes. An agent application is established in one or more end nodes. Each agent application is independent from the manager application. The manager application maintains a current list of active agent applications and uses the list to manage the agent applications in the end nodes.

公开(公告)号：DE60212626D1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-03

申请号：DE60212626

申请日：2002-03-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CRADDOCK DAVID ,  ELKO ARLEN ,  GREGG ANTHONY ,  PFISTER FRANCIS ,  RECIO JOHN

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F9/445

Abstract: A method and system for a distributed computing system having components like end nodes, switches, routers and links interconnecting packets over the interconnecting links. The switches and routers interconnect the end nodes and route the packets to the appropriate end node. The end nodes reassemble the packets into a message at a destination. A mechanism is provided to allow a single physical component to appear as multiple components each with unique control levels. These components may be host channel adapters (HCAs), target channel adapters (TCAs) or switches. A method and system for end node partitioning for a physical element is provided. A configuration of the physical element is selected. A port associated with the physical element is probed, wherein the port is probed with a subnet management packet by a subnet manager. In response to detecting a switch associated with the port, a local identifier is assigned to the port resulting in a configuration change of the physical element.

公开(公告)号：DE602004002880D1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：DE602004002880

申请日：2004-08-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ELKO ARLEN ,  LEPORE DANIEL ,  MEHTA CHETAN ,  PFISTER FRANCIS ,  SUGRUE JOHN

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: A method, system, and product in a data processing system are disclosed for providing centralized management of an INFINIBAND distributed system-area network that includes multiple end nodes. A manager application is established in one of the end nodes. An agent application is established in one or more end nodes. Each agent application is independent from the manager application. The manager application maintains a current list of active agent applications and uses the list to manage the agent applications in the end nodes.